When you can't decide..... Which gun to buy first.

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I'll start by saying my only current handguns are a 3" sp101 357 and a Ruger p89. I'm about to free up some fun money by selling a gun that is just not for me (Ruger P89). Debating on what handgun to replace it with. I would love a 5-6" Ruger Gp100 357. Would be my first attempt into handgun hunting. Besides the groundhog hunting I have been doing with my 3" sp101 (been having a lot of fun with that). Or should I replace with a glock 19/17 or possibly a CZ P07/09. Love the way the CZ's feel in the hand but I have not shot one. Also I'm currently in the process (slow) of building a glock mag AR so that might edge towards the glock. Ahh decisions decisions.


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You might want to look at the Glock 34 since it uses the same 9mm mags but has the longer barrel you want. I agree with your keeping to a handgun/rifle arsenal of the same caliber. It's a savings when purchasing ammo.
 
If you want to do 2 birds with one gun, try a 10mm. Can hunt with it, it's a semi auto, and very versatile. I'd recommend the Glock 20 or EAA Witness Elite Match, especially if you like the feel of CZ's...
Only downside is ammo expense of you don't reload.

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Glocks are quite a lot of gun for the price, with outstanding customer service. If I was to limit myself to 1 handgun, it would be a Glock 19. It would suck since I'd miss my other Glocks and 1911s, but that would be the one I'd choose.
 
The GP100 is a fine hunting revolver. The 6-inch offers a little more performance and long-range accuracy but the 5-inch balances nicely and will pack a little more easily. Both are on my list...
 
Sergei Mosin said:
The GP100 is a fine hunting revolver. The 6-inch offers a little more performance and long-range accuracy but the 5-inch balances nicely and will pack a little more easily. Both are on my list...
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I'm really digging the look of the talo addition with the unfluted cylinder! I am thinking that a 5" would be a better packing gun though. I'm just leaning like I have a greater need/want for a hunting revolver right now. But out political climate right now makes purchasing a high capacity semi auto sound more feasible.... I already have two ARs and working on a third at the moment though.... Ah I still can't decide.


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If you want to do 2 birds with one gun, try a 10mm. Can hunt with it, it's a semi auto, and very versatile. I'd recommend the Glock 20 or EAA Witness Elite Match, especially if you like the feel of CZ's...
Only downside is ammo expense of you don't reload.

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I have also thought of that. seems like a long barreled revolver would be better for hunting and a semi auto in 9/40 would be much more economical. And I do reload but with a single stage press I have regulated my reloading to just hunting ammo (currently 25-06 and 223) as its too time consuming for plinking/training ammo.


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You can get conversion barrels for the Glock 20 to use 40, and many people don't even bother using a different barrel... You can also get a Glock 21 slide/barrel to run on your 20 to shoot 45. Reloading is almost necessary for 10mm unless you like paying $35/50... With handloads the 10mm matches 357 handloads, so they are almost identical for hunting utility.

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For what it's worth, I have a GP100 4" and a Witness 10mm. The revolver is more pleasant with hot loads, but not by much. My 357 load is a 185 gr hardcast at 1350fps. My hot 10mm load is a 200 gr XTP or hardcast at 1250fps...

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For whitetail in Ohio the minimum barrel length is five inches so that rules out the full-size Glocks for hunting. You'd have to go to a long slide model for that - G40 in 10mm probably - unless you wanted to stick a longer aftermarket barrel in a G20. Glocks are sufficiently mix-and-match that you could do about anything you want there. Some folks even hunt deer with the .40 S&W so you could in theory get a G22/23 and convert it to a hunting gun with a long barrel and get a 9mm conversion for it too.

I still like my GP100 better than my Glock though!
 
When you can't decide which gun to buy first? BUY THEM ALL!
Sorry, someone had to say it lol.

I don't know what to tell you, I'm a revolver guy so I'm always going to say buy a revolver but you seem to really want that CZ. You should always buy the gun you like this way you love shooting it.

I have several .357 Magnums but if I were hunting with a revolver I would rather have a .454 Casull. You can download the round, upload the round, choose the bullet you want and even shoot .45 Colt ammo for fun and practice. That would be my take on it....
 
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My choice would be the GP100 with a 5" barrel. Sounds like it would be a more versatile gun for the things you want to use it for. Lots of polymer framed 9mm.s out there for you to pick one up any old time, but if you come across a CZ P07 I would jump on it as I don't see all that many of them and I like it over the comparable Glock 19. Another decent 9mm. to replace your P89 is the Ruger SR9c.
 
Do you specifically want a polymer gun such as the P-07 or P-09? If not (and who would? ;) ), I'd get the CZ 85 Combat. I've always been a revolver guy, but the 85 Combat with a CGW Ultra Lite Kit almost brought me over to the dark side. :)

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If you really can't decide, go vanilla.

Which in this case means a Glock 20, and if your local laws require a longer barrel Lone Wolf will sell you a drop-in 6.2" barrel. It won't improve your sight radius but it will make the gun a legal (and effective) hunting arm that can also be used for SD/HD, range toy, etc.
 
When I can't decide between a couple of choices like that, I usually go with "hardest to obtain" first.



Conversely, if I am going to sell I generally go with "easiest to replace" first.
 
I have a 6 " gp100 and would say a 5" would be closer to balance handling. The 6" is front heavy and works better with a shooting stick for accuracy. A center chest holster is best for packing in the woods. If you enjoy your sp 3" like I do, you'll be glad you stuck with 357.
 
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